To put it into perspective, in 2008, John McCain’s margin of victory among Ohio men (3%) and Obama’s margin among women (2%) added up to just a 5-point gender gap. And I don’t need to remind anyone who won Ohio in that election.

Clearly, Romney has his work cut out for him.

But there’s another key finding in the Purple Strategies poll. And that is that Romney is also losing among the state’s much-sought independent voters, trailing the President 47-40.

So who is Romney rolling out as co-chairs of Ohio Women for Mitt? As it turns out, not a single independent.